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The Sports Junkies

De Smith Breaks Down The Terry McLaurin Drama

The Sports Junkies

Audacy

Sports

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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From 08/08 Hour 4: DeMaurice Smith joins The Sports Junkies to break down the Terry McLaurin contract negotiations.

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0:00.0

Happy to have D. Smith sitting in with the junks.

0:02.9

Go get his new book.

0:04.1

Turf Wars, the fight for the Soul of America's Game, wherever books are sold.

0:08.7

Hey, far be it from me to defend Jerry Jones.

0:12.3

Because I don't care about him at all.

0:13.8

Here we go.

0:14.3

I get nothing.

0:15.7

But you attacked him, said if there was a dollar bill on the sidewalk. He'd bend over and get it.

0:21.1

Who wouldn't?

0:46.6

I would pick up a dollar bill. Gags would pick up a dollar bill. Sure. Jew, I believe you would pick up a dollar bill. I'd pick up a dollar bill. I probably wouldn't back my car over somebody to get it. Okay. All right. That's a different story. That's a different story. Well, Jerry, you know, look, the book was fun because I spent 15 years with these guys and very few people get an opportunity to negotiate against, you know, 31 billionaires.

0:55.1

They all have their quirks. But, you know, the reality of it is, man, these guys live in a world where if they can impose their will on you,

0:52.0

they will. That's just reality. That's how they've gotten to where they are. That's how they've gotten where they are. I got a bunch of things still. I want to ask you while you're here. But I got a listener, a diehard listener, though, and he's just skeptical. He's saying, I know D's your guy, but he refuses to believe and I'm like, dude, they went to court over it.

0:53.6

He refuses to believe that a network

0:55.9

was signed a deal Yeah. He's saying, I know D's your guy, but he refuses to believe, and I'm like, dude, they went to court over it.

1:11.5

Yeah.

1:11.7

He refuses to believe that a network was signed a deal that would pay for no product. Yeah. Can you explain how that, maybe that worked in their head? Sure. No, I mean, I guess one thing I would say to the fan is, man, have you read the TV contracts? Mm-hmm. Uh-huh. Well, and pump the brakes.

1:07.5

I did.

1:08.1

Right.

1:09.0

You're not making it up.

1:10.4

I can answer.

1:11.3

There's no chance he rat. man, have you read the TV contracts? Mm-hmm. I'll pump the brakes. I did.

1:29.8

Right, you're not making it up.

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